ESPN’s new direct-to-consumer offering, ESPN+, is due to launch in the US on April 12, priced at US$4.99 per-month. The subscription streaming service will be integrated into a redesigned version of the ESPN App and will also be available online at ESPN.com.

Rakuten TV, the transactional video-on-demand service provider that currently operates in 12 international territories, is planning to launch a version of the subscription video-on-demand service it currently provides only in Spain in other markets before the end of this year.

Canal+ has officially launched its service in Myanmar, in partnership with local media player Forever. The new service offers close to 80 channels covering a range of genres, including eight Canal+-branded channels developed specifically for the local market. The offering comprises two packages.

Netflix is in advanced talks to acquire Luc Besson’s studio EuropaCorp, according to a report in financial daily Les Echos. According to the paper, citing an unnamed source, a deal could be announced in a few weeks.

Pay streaming giant Netflix expects its US$8 billion content investment in 2018 to result in 700 originals on the service by year-end. Netflix CFO David Wells told delegates at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conference that 80 of those would be produced outside the US.

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